MANAGEMENT TEAM

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Meet the management team

ZCCM-IH is run on a day-to-day basis by a dedicated multi-disciplinary management team. The most apparent attribute of the team is its heterogeneous composition and cohesive nature. Each member of the team brings varied but complimentary skills that range from mining and chemical engineering, economics, project management, corporate finance, banking to investment appraisal and management. In essence, the skills set reinforces and mirrors the Company’s commitment to fulfilling an important role in Zambia’s economy.

The following is the composition of the management team:

Mr. Mabvuto Chipata

Chief Investments Officer & Acting CEO

Mr. Chipata joined the Company in July 2012. He has worked as Finance Director for Zambia Postal Services Corporation; Managing Director…

Mr. Mabvuto Chipata - Chief Investments Officer & Acting CEO

Mr. Chipata joined the Company in July 2012. He has worked as Finance Director for Zambia Postal Services Corporation; Managing Director for Intermarket Securities Zambia Limited; and Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Treasury for Intermarket Banking Corporation Zambia Limited. He has also served as Finance Manager for Professional Insurance Corporation Zambia Limited and Chief Accountant for National Milling Company. He has over 15 years senior management experience in Accounting, Finance and Investment management in a cross section of industries.

Mr Chipata holds a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree and is a Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA). He is also a trained Stockbroker and a Fellow of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Mr. Chabby Chabala

Company Secretary & Chief Corporate Services Officer

Mr. Chabala joined the Company in June 2006 as Corporate Services Officer, and was in April 2010 appointed the…

Mr. Chabala joined the Company in June 2006 as Corporate Services Officer, and was in April 2010 appointed the Company Secretary. He has expertise in corporate services, company secretarial and administrative support. He has worked in various other portfolios such as VAT Inspector, audit support and supplier monitoring of Zambia Revenue Authority prior to joining ZCCM Investments Holdings.

Mr Chabala holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Copperbelt University and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) since 2004.

Ms. Yadika Mkandawire

General Counsel

Ms. Mkandawire is a General Counsel of ZCCM-IH. She joined the Company in November 2011. She has worked as a State Advocate in the Attorney…

Ms. Yadika Mkandawire - General Counsel

Ms. Mkandawire is a General Counsel of ZCCM-IH. She joined the Company in November 2011. She has worked as a State Advocate in the Attorney Generals Chambers and Senior Legal Officer at the Zambia Development Agency. An Advocate of the High Court and Supreme Court for Zambia, she has practiced law for ten (10) years, culminating in specialisation in corporate law.

Ms. Mkandawire holds a Master’s degree (LLM) in Commercial and Corporate Law from the University of London, a Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) from the University of Zambia, Post–Graduate Certificate, Legal Practitioners’ Qualifying Examinations (LPQE) from Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE), and a Certificate in Legislative Drafting from the University of London. She has practiced law for thirteen (13) years, culminating in specialisation in corporate law.

Mr. Wilphred K Katoto

Chief Technical Officer

Mr. Katoto is the Chief Technical Officer at ZCCM-IH. He has over 30 years of experience working in the mining industry in various capacities. He first joined…

Mr. Wilphred K Katoto - Chief Technical Officer

Mr. Katoto is the Chief Technical Officer at ZCCM-IH. He has over 30 years of experience working in the mining industry in various capacities. He first joined Roan Consolidated Copper Mines Limited (RCM) at Chibuluma division, and spent ten years in operations in various mineral processing and hydrometallurgical plants when ZCCM Limited was formed in 1982. He headed the metallurgical department under the Technical Directorate of ZCCM Limited, responsible for monitoring and advising on all metallurgical operations. He served as manager in the office of the Chairman of the GRZ/ZCCM Privatisation Team between 1997 and 2000, where he actively participated in the technical issues relating to the privatisation process. Mr Katoto was one of the founding officials responsible for technical matters when ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc was formed in 2000 and represented the company on a number of Boards including Mopani, KCM, Chambishi Metals, CEC, Mukuba Pension Scheme and Lumwana.

Mr Katoto is a member of the Engineering Institution of Zambia and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mineral Processing. He has also attended a number of local and overseas management and technical courses over the past 35 years.

Mrs. Chilandu Josephine Sakala

Chief Financial Officer

Mrs. Sakala is a Chartered Accountant with Association of Chartered and Certified Accountant (“ACCA”) since 2003…

Mrs. Chilandu Josephine Sakala - Chief Financial Officer

Mrs. Sakala is a Chartered Accountant with Association of Chartered and Certified Accountant (“ACCA”) since 2003. Before joining ZCCM-IH, Mrs. Sakala was Audit Senior Manager at KPMG, an international audit firm where she had worked since September 2003. She has vast experience in accounting and auditing which she gained while at KPMG. Mrs. Sakala has led audit assignments of significant magnitude in a number of sectors including financial services, telecommunications, mining and energy and not-for-profit among others.

Ms. Wabei Mangambwa

Chief Risk & Internal Audit Officer

Ms. Mangambwa has been heading the Risk and Internal Audit function of ZCCM-IH since November 2010 and has…

Ms. Wabei Mangambwa - Chief Risk & Internal Audit Officer

Ms. Mangambwa has been heading the Risk and Internal Audit function of ZCCM-IH since November 2010 and has over 25 years of accounting, auditing, investigations, governance, risk, control, and taxation experiences gained from key sectors of the economy and in both private and public sectors. She has previously worked as Director Internal Audit and later as Director Investigations at Zambia Revenue Authority and as Audit Manager at KPMG.

Ms. Mangambwa is a recipient of the ZICA 2012 Innovative Accountant – Quasi Government Award, a Fellow of ACCA and ZICA, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy.

Mr. Situmbeko C Mubano

Portfolio Manager

Mr. Mubano joined the company in May 2007 as an Investments Analysts. He started his career at the Lusaka Stock Exchange as a Graduate Assistant…

Mr Situmbeko C. Mubano - Portfolio Manager

Mr Mubano joined the company in May 2007 as an Investments Analysts. He started his career at the Lusaka Stock Exchange as a Graduate Assistant and worked for Intermarket Securities Limited as a Stockbroker before joining ZCCM-IH Plc. Mr Mubano has post qualification experience of over fifteen years in the trading, management and analysis of money market and capital market instruments, treasury management, investment portfolio management mainly comprising mining assets, investment appraisal/analysis and conducting due diligence exercises.

He has a BBA (Economics/Statistics) from the University of Zambia and a LLB from the Zambian Open University. Over the years, he has been trained in the Valuation of Mining Companies, Corporate Valuation Techniques, and Negotiation of Financial Transactions among others. He also holds an ACI Dealing Certificate and is a trained Stockbroker.

Mr. Tapiwa Msusa

Business Development Manager

Mr. Msusa joined ZCCM-IH in 2016 as a Portfolio Analyst. He has over 4 years’ experience in research, portfolio advisory, and corporate finance in Zambia…

Mr. Tapiwa Msusa - Business Development Manager

Mr. Msusa joined ZCCM-IH in 2016 as a Portfolio Analyst. He has over 4 years’ experience in research, portfolio advisory, and corporate finance in Zambia. He holds a Bachelors of Commerce degree in Risk Management from the University of South Africa and has passed Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) Level One with the CFA Institute. Prior to joining ZCCM-IH, Mr. Msusa was a Financial Analyst with Stockbrokers Zambia Limited after having spent two years lecturing in finance and mathematics related courses at BA ISAGO University in Botswana.

Mr. Lombe Mbalashi

Deputy General Counsel

Mr. Mbalashi joined the Company in February 2009 as Legal Officer Compliance and Conveyancing. He previously worked at the Firm…

Mr. Lombe Mbalashi - Deputy General Council

Mr. Mbalashi joined the Company in February 2009 as Legal Officer Compliance and Conveyancing. He previously worked at the Firm Lewis Nathan Advocates. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Zambia and holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Zambia. He has more than nine years of progressive legal experience in particular in Corporate and Commercial Law in both law firm setting and as in-house Counsel.

Mrs. Loisa Mbatha-Kakoma - Public Relations Manager

Mrs. Mbatha-Kakoma is a communication and media professional with over eight (8) years of experience in her field. She has a strong educational and academic background in journalism and communications, having graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from the University of Zambia in 2007. She later got the prestigious Beit Trust Scholarship to study for her Master’s degree in Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University in South Africa in 2010.

Mrs. Mbatha-Kakoma has a wealth of experience working in Zambia’s mainstream broadcast media, having worked as an anchor, Television Producer and as Assistant Executive Producer at the national public broadcaster, the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) for seven years. She also worked as a Communications Specialist at the Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) in 2015, before joining ZCCM-IH as a Public Relations Manager in 2016.

Mr. Patson Banda

Human Resources Manager

Mr. Banda joined ZCCM-IH in March 2014. He started his career with the then Government Consultancy Service in 1992 as a consultant before joining…

Mr. Patson Banda - Human Resources Manager

Mr. Banda joined ZCCM-IH in March 2014. He started his career with the then Government Consultancy Service in 1992 as a consultant before joining the Zambia Institute of Human Resources Management (ZAMIM) as consultant in May 1993. He has a wealth of experience in staff training and development. While at ZAMIM, he acted as a resource person on various short term training programmes in addition to undertaking consultancy assignments.

In June 2001, he joined the National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) as Training Officer before rising to the position of Training and Development Manager in 2003. During his tenure at NAPSA he was in charge of employee training and development. Specifically, he identified employee training needs, formulated a Training Plan, implemented and evaluated training programmes. In 2005, Mr. Banda joined Bank of Zambia as Manager – Training & Development where he was in charge of employee training and development. He served as Secretary to the Training Committee of the Bank. In 2011, he was appointed as Manager – Staff Relations at Bank of Zambia until 2013 when they separated.

Mr. Banda holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Zambia and is a Fellow of the Zambia Institute of Human Resources Management.

Mrs. Yendeka C Banda

Finance Manager

Mrs. Yendeka C. Banda has 14 years of experience in finance. She began her professional career in 2002 as an Accounts Assistant…

Mrs. Yendeka C Banda - Finance Manager

Mrs. Yendeka C. Banda has 14 years of experience in finance. She began her professional career in 2002 as an Accounts Assistant at ZCCM-IH. In 2004, Yendeka joined Air New Zealand, in New Zealand as Financial and Control Officer, where she worked for 2 years, before rejoining ZCCM-IH in 2009 as Assistant Accountant.

She has also served as ZCCM-IH Financial Accountant, before being appointed to her current position, Acting Finance Manager, in 2015. She is a licensed Accountant, who completed her CIMA professional course from the Zambia Centre of Accountancy Studies (ZCAS) in 2002.

Eng. Moses Chilambe

Technical Manager

Eng. Moses Chilambe is the Technical Manager at ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (ZCCM-IH). He was appointed to this position…

Ms. Yendeka C Banda - Acting Finance Manager

Eng. Moses Chilambe is the Technical Manager at ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (ZCCM-IH). He was appointed to this position on 15 March 2016. Prior to that, he was the Technical Manager at Mawe Exploration and Technical Services Limited (a subsidiary of ZCCM-IH), from October 2013 following the transformation of the then Technical Department within ZCCM-IH into a subsidiary company. Before then, he had acted a Technical Manager at ZCCM-IH from August 2012 to September 2013. Eng. Chilambe joined ZCCM-IH as Mining Engineer in 2008.

Before joining ZCCM-IH, Mr. Chilambe had worked in the Zambian hard rock mining industry under ZCCM Limited, which he joined in 1983 as Senior Assistant Mining Engineer, and rose through the ranks to the positions of Mine Manager and General Manager/Vice President in charge of Mining Operations at Konkola Copper Mines Plc. (KCM).

Mr. Chilambe holds a Bachelor of Mineral Sciences Degree in Mining Engineering. He is a fellow of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (FSAIMM); a Member and Registered Engineer of the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ); Member of the Society for Mining Engineers (SME) of AIMME and Member of the World of Mining Technology Society.

Mr. Mwelwa Manda

Property Manager

Mr. Manda joined the company in January 2013, as an Executive Assistant to the Executive Chairman, before being appointed as a…

Mr. Mwelwa Manda - Property Manager

Mr. Manda joined the company in January 2013, as an Executive Assistant to the Executive Chairman, before being appointed as a Business Development Analyst in the Investments Directorate in 2014.

He started his career as an Enterprise Account Manager at Zamtel Limited before joining Toyota Zambia Limited as a Project and Operational Process Development Manager. His previous work experience includes working at international firms; Sony Australia (Perth), PKF Accounting and Business Advisory (Edinburgh) and Western QBE (Perth).

Mr. Manda has over the years trained in the valuation of mining companies and Corporate Valuation Techniques. He has a Master’s in Business (MSc) – Strategic Project Management from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Business – Double Major in International Business and Business Management & Minor in Psychology from Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. He is currently studying for a Master’s in Business Administration at the University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom. His professional qualification includes an APM and Prince II trained and accredited.

Energy & Coal

Significant investment in the power sector through a Company that supplies power to all the major mines in Zambia.